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====Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music]]==== | ====Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Victor Jara | [[File:Jara.jpg|right]] | ||
'''Artist:''' Victor Jara (1932 - 1973) | |||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' The Special Commission of the military intelligence service headed by General Sergio Arellano Stark. | '''Confronting Bodies:''' The Special Commission of the military intelligence service headed by General Sergio Arellano Stark. | ||
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'''Description of Artwork:''' The themes of his songs were about love, peace and social justice. | '''Description of Artwork:''' The themes of his songs were about love, peace and social justice. | ||
'''The Incident:''' Jara was convicted for his protest songs, policy positions and his work in literacy; he was arrested, tortured and shot to death with 44 bullet shots by machine gun fire. | '''The Incident:''' Jara was convicted for his protest songs, policy positions and his work in literacy; he was arrested, tortured and shot to death with 44 bullet shots by machine gun fire, all within the first few days of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' After his death the figure of Jara and his music were strictly prohibited. | '''Results of Incident:''' After his death the figure of Jara and his music were strictly prohibited. In 2009 his murderers were identified and brought to justice. | ||
'''Source:''' Valentin Roma | '''Source:''' Valentin Roma | ||